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Hon. Midiwo Hon. Speaker, I beg to second. The Leader of the Majority Party has explained the nature of business to be transacted in the second sitting. I want to inform Members that we need quorum to constitute a sitting. I want to ask us to be kind to the...

Hon. Midiwo Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I thank you for indulging me. The issue raised by Hon. Kajwang’ is substantive. The attitude of the Chair of the Committee is casual. We know that our colleagues in the Jubilee Coalition do not like following procedures. They hate the law, but this...

Hon. Midiwo Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. Chepkong’a would not be here if he could differentiate between casual and serious. That is why he has joined where we are Hon. Midiwolike sheep. Like animals, some of you are better than us, but when it comes to English, it is...

Hon. Midiwo Hon. Speaker, since we need the requisite Quorum to conduct this business, I propose that we look at the issue of quorum. There is no Quorum in the House and I ask that you order the Bell to be rung, so that Members can come in the Chamber....

Hon Midiwo Hon. Speaker, I beg to second. In seconding, I want to beg the House just to give us a few minutes because members are walking out. We beg you to give us ten minutes and we will be done with this very important Bill. (Hon. (Ms.) F.I. Ali...

Hon. Midiwo Hon. Speaker, I agree there is nothing out of order, but the Committee may be out of order. The Chair of the Committee knows that we do not need a report to debate. I would have understood if Hon. David Were asked for up to tomorrow morning. That...

Hon. Midiwo Hon. Speaker, I think, that is her way of saying happy New Year to me. I say happy New Year back to her and the rest of us or House. As you know, it is a new year. We did not enjoy Christmas, but we hope we will...

Hon. Midiwo Hon. Speaker, I beg to second. The reasons have been well articulated by the Leader of the Majority Party. The only thing he has not said is that we needed to also deal with some issues so that we can have time next week to deal with the...

Hon. Midiwo Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support the Bill. We stayed in the House most of the afternoon, and we have begun another sitting at night because we are doing what is expected of us. We did not just get here. We are here because we want...

Hon. Midiwo Thank you, Hon. Speaker. It is also good to understand that the next Bill is also related to this. Members will still have a chance to say the same things in the next Bill since we are about to finish. You can say the same things in the...

Hon. Midiwo I apologise, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Speaker, last week, I did not know that we lent Hon. Olago to the other side to even bring the amendment which seeks to stop party-hopping. Hon. Olago is ours. When you say that we were whipped and did the opposite, then you...

Hon. Midiwo Thank you, Hon. Speaker. It is because there was a lot of tension in this House last week. We have had time and even a whole weekend. It is nearly a week when we talked about that Report. When you want to do something that can save or...

Hon. Midiwo Hon. Speaker, on this issue of the voter register, this morning, I heard on radio that many Kenyans want the IEBC Commissioners to walk free. Having them walk free does not mean we should not clean their mess. There is no known voter register of IEBC. Now that,...

Hon. Midiwo Hon. Speaker, I rise to second. As it has been said by Hon. Duale, there is nothing new about this suggestion. The memorandum of objects and reasons is so clear. It is consolidating offenses relating to elections into one Act. I have been informed by my lawyer, David...

Hon. Midiwo Hon. Deputy Speaker, I rise, on behalf of a private citizen, to present a Petition for urgent intervention of Parliament to the matter of financial and peculiar administrative issues at the East African Breweries Limited (EABL) . The Petition is a bit long but I will read part...

Hon. Midiwo Hon. Deputy Speaker, I will do so. I will oblige. The prayers are as follows:- While noting that the EABL is a publicly listed private company whose largest revenue is derived from local consumption of its products in Kenya, a substantial percentage of its share is held by...

Hon. Midiwo Hon. Deputy Speaker, I support.

Hon. Midiwo I thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill which is timely. As the House will remember, about three weeks ago, we stood down this Bill to try and establish a Select Committee which would inquire into and establish the facts about the betting and...

Hon. Midiwo Hon. Deputy Speaker, I was listening very carefully to the Vice-Chair of the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade give a report of what is before them. It is nearly one year since they took over my interest rates Bill. What is going on in this Committee?...

Hon. Midiwo Hon. Deputy Speaker, just bear with us. We know it has been a long afternoon. The Leader of the Majority Party has raised a very fundamental point. I think it behoves us to listen---

Hon. Midiwo Hon. Obura, please, this is no child play. Stop that nonsense. Stop intimidating us.

Hon. Midiwo Hon. Deputy Speaker, I want what Hon. Manje has said to be taken into account. I have been here for a long time. I know that the way he is saying it is the right way. There is need for consultation. I want to plead with all of...

Hon. Midiwo Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am not sure if there is anything left to say after the Member for Emurua Dikirr. Sometimes you wonder whether he is in Opposition or in the Government or in KANU. He is a logical man. I have been listening from...

Hon. Midiwo Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for allowing me to comment on this issue. I want to thank Hon. Tim Wetangula for bringing this Petition. This whole issue has to be looked into. I saw a video of the police caning university students. They were beating them up. Which law...

Hon. Midiwo It is true but they are trained in Nairobi and you know who lives in Nairobi. The one from Gem is like me. I was born, raised and bred in Gem. You can see the quality. I want to plead with the Committee. Anytime there is an accident...

Hon. Midiwo Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Speaker, I know you may have forgotten but before we went on recess, I sent you a letter seeking clarification - not really questioning - about Standing Order No.111which was used.

Hon. Midiwo Yes, but if you look at my letter, I was not dealing with the cases in court. I am just asking you to please revisit it. It is important for the future of our Standing Orders.

Hon. Midiwo On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. The Temporary Deputy Speaker (Hon. Cheboi) : There will be no point of order that will be allowed now. (Laughter) Hon. MidiwoProceed, Member for Mbita. Hon. Jakoyo Midiwo will be next.

Hon. Midiwo Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. You are a fair Temporary Deputy Speaker. You give us a chance and then you give three members on the other side. You know your job and that is nice. I rise to support this Bill. This Bill is shallow. The electoral...

Hon. Midiwo Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, just a minute. You sit in the Speaker’s Panel. When you sit on that Chair, you have every power of the Hon. Speaker. So, why would you not want to hear the Hon. Leader of the Minority Party’s view on this Bill? We cannot...

Hon. Midiwo Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for protecting me. This is the first time we have seen on the Floor of this House the Mover and the Seconder having altercations. One is opposing. The Temporary Deputy Speaker (Hon. (Ms.) Mbalu) : The Leader of the Majority Party said...

Hon. Midiwo The Coalition for Reforms and Democracy can go because you keep stealing their elections. You keep stealing elections and that is why we are not doing things right. Please, let us be a nation where we can talk to each other. Let me just say this very briefly...